Assessment of ILS protection areas impact on large aircraft operations

Methodology ENAC

 Selection of test points to be tested during real ground and flight measurements with an A380 aircraft Simulate these points with various modeling tools :
To reduce the number of points to be measured to the most significant ones To get some pre-measurement predictions in order to evaluate the prediction performances of the tools

 Analyze the measurements and evaluate the impact of the A380 on the size of the critical and sensitive areas
Compare the measurements with the predictions of the modeling tools and evaluate the correlation between simulations and measurements.

ILS simulation methodology

Simulation of the radiation patterns delivered by the ILS Choose a method to simulate the propagation of electromagnetic waves and scattering on obstacles:

 Method of Moments Multilevel Fast Multipole Method Physical Optics Improved Physical Optics Geometrical Optics Geometrical theory of diffraction Parabolic Equation Etc

 Design a model of the object to evaluate (A380) that fits with the simulation method and represents the most critical parts involved in the scattering of electromagnetic waves Simulate the radiation pattern of the receivers antenna

 Simulate the receiver signal processing Simulate the measurement path and receiver speed

ILS simulation tools

AXIS from NANCO, Oslo DOS program based on Physical Optics

ATOLL from ENAC, Toulouse Windows program based on Physical Optics NPPM from OHIO University Windows program based on Physical Optics IHSS 3D modeling from NAVCOM Consult

ILS radiation patterns

Toulouse Blagnac 14R

 Frankfurt 25L
10.04.2006

LLZ25L Antenna Diagram

Flgh. Frankfurt/Main

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10,6 dB CSB SBO CL_CSB CL_SBO

RF in dB

-45 -50 -55 -60 -65 -70 -75 -80 -85 -90 -95 -100 90 85 80 75 70 65 60 55 50 45 40 35 Horizontel Angle in Degree 30 25 20 15 10 5 0

A380 model
Most realistic model

Used for calculations with the Method of Moments

A380 model
Simplified models used in the simulation tools based on Physical Optics
NPPM model

A380 model
Predominant impact of tailfin

CSB Surface Currents

SBO Surface Currents

Calculated with EMC2000 from EADS using the Method of Moments

A380 model
Simplified models used in the simulation tools based on Physical Optics
ATOLL and AXIS model

Radiation pattern of receiving measurements Antennas

DFS antenna DSNA antenna

ATOLL simulations

Receiver modeling
Receiver impact on measurements
P11 bis at Toulouse airport (Forward = 2886, sideway = 178, rotation = -30)
R&S EVS200 + DSNA antenna

ARTUS 324 + 45 turned dipole antenna

Receiver modeling
Receiver and speed impact on measurements
P11 bis at Toulouse airport (Forward = 2886, sideway = 178, rotation = -30) Measurement at 40 km/h

Measurement at 13 km/h

Lab measurements on some receivers and associated ATOLL models

Test setting
ILS receiver

R&S EVS 300

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Model parameters: AGC cut-off frequency: 9Hz AGC filter order: 4

LF band pass filters: 21Hz LF band pass filter order: 5 LF detection filter cut-off frequency: 8Hz LF detection filter order: 2

MMR Thales

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Model parameters: AGC cut-off frequency: 10Hz AGC filter order: 4

LF band pass filters: 4Hz LF band pass filter order: 2 LF detection filter cut-off frequency: 3Hz LF detection filter order: 2

MMR Collins

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Model parameters: AGC cut-off frequency: 3Hz AGC filter order: 3

LF band pass filters: 10Hz LF band pass filter order: 3 LF detection filter cut-off frequency: 6Hz LF detection filter order: 2

Some results
P6: Tail Forward = 1579m, sideway = 57m, rotation = 90 ATOLL simulation and measurements with DSNA receiver antenna (orange = raw data) and EVS200
Disturbance amplitude: T1 = 26A, T2 = -29A

Disturbance amplitude with A380: T1 = 27 A, T2 = -31A Disturbance amplitude without A380 at same points: T1=-1A, T2=-1A T1 28A, = -30A Disturbance amplitude with A380 only: T1 == 28A, T2 T2 = -30 A

Some results
P6: Tail Forward = 1579m, sideway = 57m, rotation = 90
Disturbance amplitude: T1 = 35A, T2 = -40A

AXIS simulation with omnidirectionnal antenna. Measurements with DSNA receiver antenna and EVS200
Disturbance amplitude with A380: T1 = 27 A, T2 = -31A Disturbance amplitude without A380 at same points: T1=-1A, T2=-1A T1 28A, = -30A Disturbance amplitude with A380 only: T1 == 28A, T2 T2 = -30 A

Some results
P6: Tail Forward = 1579m, sideway = 57m, rotation = 90
Disturbance amplitude: T1 = 36A, T2 = -38A

NPPM simulation with omnidirectionnal antenna. Measurements with DSNA receiver antenna and EVS200
Disturbance amplitude with A380: T1 = 27 A, T2 = -31A Disturbance amplitude without A380 at same points: T1=-1A, T2=-1A T1 28A, = -30A Disturbance amplitude with A380 only: T1 == 28A, T2 T2 = -30 A

Some results
P6 bis: Tail Forward = 1579m, sideway = 83m, rotation = 90
Disturbance amplitude: T1 = 17A, T2 = -18A

IHSS simulation with DFS antenna. Measurements with DSNA receiver antenna and EVS200

Disturbance amplitude with A380: T1 = 17 A, T2 = -20A Disturbance amplitude without A380 at same points: T1=-1A, T2=-1A T1 18A, = -19A Disturbance amplitude with A380 only: T1 == 18A, T2 T2 = -19 A

Some results
P11 bis at 40 km/h : Tail Forward = 2886m, sideway = 178m, rotation = -30
Disturbance amplitude: T1 = +8A, T2 = +4A

ATOLL simulation and measurements with DSNA receiver antenna (orange = raw data) and EVS200

Disturbance amplitude with A380: T1 = +6 A, T2 = +2A Disturbance amplitude without A380 at same points: T1=-1A, T2= 0A T1 +7A, = A +2A Disturbance amplitude with A380 only: T1 == 28A, T2 =T2 -30

Some results
P11 bis at 40 km/h : Tail Forward = 2886m, sideway = 178m, rotation = -30 AXIS simulation with omnidirectionnal antenna
Measurements with DSNA receiver antenna and EVS200

Disturbance amplitude: T1 = +5A,

T2 = +4A

Disturbance amplitude with A380: T1 = +6 A, T2 = +2A Disturbance amplitude without A380 at same points: T1=-1A, T2= 0A T1 +7A, = A +2A Disturbance amplitude with A380 only: T1 == 28A, T2 =T2 -30

Some results
P11 bis at 40 km/h : Tail Forward = 2886m, sideway = 178m, rotation = -30
NPPM simulation with omnidirectionnal antenna Measurements with DSNA receiver antenna EVS200
Disturbance amplitude with A380: T1 = +6 A, T2 = +2A Disturbance amplitude without A380 at same points: T1=-1A, T2= 0A T1 +7A, = A +2A Disturbance amplitude with A380 only: T1 == 28A, T2 =T2 -30

Disturbance amplitude: T1 = +3.5A,

T2 = +3A

Some results
P11 bis at 13 km/h: Tail Forward = 2886m, sideway = 178m, rotation = -30
ATOLL simulation and measurements with DSNA receiver antenna (orange = raw data) and EVS200

Disturbance amplitude: T1 = +3.5A,

T2 = +4A

Disturbance amplitude with A380: T1 = +1 A, T2 = +2A Disturbance amplitude without A380 at same points: T1= 0A, T2= 0A T1 +1A, +2A Disturbance amplitude with A380 only: T1 == 28A, T2 = T2 -30= A

Some results
P11 bis at 13 km/h: Tail Forward = 2886m, sideway = 178m, rotation = -30 AXIS simulation with omnidirectionnal antenna Measurements with DSNA receiver antenna and EVS200
Disturbance amplitude with A380: T1 = +1 A, T2 = +2A Disturbance amplitude without A380 at same points: T1= 0A, T2= 0A T1 +1A, +2A Disturbance amplitude with A380 only: T1 == 28A, T2 = T2 -30= A

Disturbance amplitude: T1 = +5A,

T2 = +4A

Some results
P11 bis at 13 km/h: Tail Forward = 2886m, sideway = 178m, rotation = -30 NPPM simulation with omnidirectionnal antenna Measurements with DSNA receiver antenna and EVS200
Disturbance amplitude with A380: T1 = +1 A, T2 = +2A Disturbance amplitude without A380 at same points: T1= 0A, T2= 0A T1 +1A, +2A Disturbance amplitude with A380 only: T1 == 28A, T2 = T2 -30= A

Disturbance amplitude: T1 = +3A,

T2 = +3A